Daily Archives: June 3, 2011

Wake up – Liking your brand doesn’t mean I’ll “Like” your brand

June 3, 2011

Let’s get one thing straight — Brands, you need to stop annoying your loyal customers. With that said, you also need to give them reasons for continued loyalty without spamming them. To make it a nice round number of three points, you also have to understand what that “Like” really means. Far too often,...

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Syria Shuts Off Internet (UPDATED)

June 3, 2011

Update: Rensys reports the Syrian Internet is back up. Rensys’s James Cowie asks, “Will Friday Internet blackouts become a regular feature of the Syrian protests?” Perhaps the fear is that certain imams will support the protesters and preach that support during Friday prayers. Perhaps more to the point, they fear people meeting up at...

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Syria Shuts Off Internet

June 3, 2011
Syria Shuts Off Internet

Today, Syria joined the lengthening list of countries who have cut themselves off from the world and their own people by turning off its Internet. In the words of Freedom House: “In a bid to limit Syrians’ access to information and keep the outside world from learning the full truth about the government’s campaign...

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White-Hot Flickr Alternative 500px Raises $525K In Series A

June 3, 2011
White-Hot Flickr Alternative 500px Raises $525K In Series A

As the complaints about Flickr continue to pile on, scrappy Toronto-based service 500px continues to grow, going from 1000 users in 2009 to over 85K (around 45K of which have joined in the last three months). And after two years of bootstrapping, the startup is today announcing its $525K Series A round with investment...

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White-Hot Flickr Alternative 500px Raises 525K In Series A

June 3, 2011
White-Hot Flickr Alternative 500px Raises 525K In Series A

As the complaints about Flickr continue to pile on, scrappy Toronto-based service 500px continues to grow, going from 1000 users in 2009 to over 85K (around 45K of which have joined in the last three months). And after two years of bootstrapping, the startup is today announcing its $525K Series A round with investment...

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A second-hand market for patents is patently absurd

June 3, 2011

It’s amazing the amount of time and money wasted in the world of tech over completely pointless things. One of the best examples of this is patent rights. Now, patents themselves are great things. They reward inventors by giving them an exclusive run on their idea in reward for sharing their methodology with the...

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Using Big Data to Make Solar Smarter

June 3, 2011
Using Big Data to Make Solar Smarter

Solar rooftops only work in specific environments: an area with enough sun, a roof with the right tilt, a state or city with strong subsidies. But a company called Geostellar is using big data tools to help its solar installer customers deliver more solar panels to more rooftops in places where it actually makes...

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JSON Activity Streams Spec Hits Version 1.0

June 3, 2011

Peter Biddle, Intel, explains the recent announcements around MeeGo, pointing to the new MeeGo SDK now available and the specific focus on developing for tablet PCs. He talks about the sales opportunities for developers and refers to 15 store partnerships due to be announced soon. He references the work that has taken place that...

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Microsoft’s TV-On-Xbox Service Might Be A Big Snooze (MSFT)

June 3, 2011
Microsoft’s TV-On-Xbox Service Might Be A Big Snooze (MSFT)

ATT’s U-Verse, based on Microsoft’s Mediaroom technology. Image: ATT See Also: Microsoft Just Put A Hardware Guy In Charge Of Its TV Business Microsoft Talking To Networks About TV On Xbox Microsoft Teases New Device — Could It Be A TV Box? Tech blogs are a-flitter with speculation about Microsoft’s big E3 announcement next...

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Business: The Next Daily-Deal Frontier

June 3, 2011
Business: The Next Daily-Deal Frontier

With all the competing offers for hot-stone massages, dinner cruises and skydiving lessons flooding our inboxes today, it’s no wonder consumers have been complaining of a vague, anxiety-producing syndrome the media has dubbed “deal fatigue.” But while the consumer space has become saturated with Groupon clones, the enterprise sector has barely been tapped. This...

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